LAURA MACDONALD is a professor in the Department of Political Science and the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University, and a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. She has published numerous articles in journals and edited collections on issues ranging from the role of non-governmental organizations in development to the political impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. Laura Macdonald lives in Toronto, Ontario.